dystopia – Page 14 – Toby Weston

Reality Imitating Art

Here we have reality conforming to the dark despairing worlds of Simon Stålenhag (one of my favorite modern artists).

I came across the image on this Reddit thread.

Some more of Simon’s art. I can’t get enough of this. I want to see the film!

Swarming Assassins

Truly terrifying!

The Terminators—when they come—will not be chromium plated, strutting androids, they will be disposable, mass-produced plastic crap…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/13/ban-on-killer-robots-urgently-needed-say-scientists

“The short, disturbing film is the latest attempt by campaigners and concerned scientists to highlight the dangers of developing autonomous weapons that can find, track and fire on targets without human supervision. They warn that a preemptive ban on the technology is urgently needed to prevent terrible new weapons of mass destruction.”

“The technology illustrated in the film is simply an integration of existing capabilities. It is not science fiction. In fact, it is easier to achieve than self-driving cars, which require far higher standards of performance…”